It was an exciting couple of months on Lake Monduran. Despite the larger fish remaining hard to catch, we were once again able to have a very successful Humminbird Lake Monduran Barra Classic. There were 27 teams entered this year, with all but one team landing a legal-sized barramundi. Experienced competition fishers Jake and John Schwerin took out first place …
Read More »2023 Rainbow Beach Family Fishing Classic and Expo
The countdown is on! The Rainbow Beach Family Fishing Classic and Expo will kick off with its registration day on Sunday June 11 and go through to the grand finale on Saturday June 17. After the success of the 2022 classic, the Rainbow Beach Sports Club is thrilled to bring the Family Fishing Classic back – bigger and better than …
Read More »Strategies for Gold Coast winter species
As winter draws closer and mornings get cooler, don’t panic – the fishing on the local reefs is about to heat up. May is typically quiet for demersal species on the nearshore grounds, with spotted mackerel very sparse and the last of the spanish mackerel starting to exit northbound after a healthy fattening. In this article, I touch on some …
Read More »Bundaberg – weekly fishing report
Inshore/Offshore fishing The inshore reefs have been producing some very nice fish! The spanish mackerel, snapper and grunter have definitely been the standout fish with plenty of these on the chew. The spanish mackerel have been smashing slowly trolled gar rigged on a set of gang hooks and live baits set under a float while anchored. fishing The snapper …
Read More »TT Fishing War Head
A heavy duty big fish stopper with a unique keeper system. TT fishing TT Fishing have designed the War Head jig head specifically to suit the Z-Man 6” SwimmerZ. It features an 8/0 extra heavy duty Mustad black nickel chemically sharpened needle-point hook, designed to handle the hardest hitting and toughest fighting sport fish. The War Head is perfect for …
Read More »Sunshine Coast – weekly fishing report
Welcome to the weekly Sunshine Coast Fishing Report. Thankfully the wind and poor conditions disappeared this week, leaving clear skies, warm days and next to no wind. Mostly sunny conditions are expected for the coming weekend, with Sunday looking to be the pick of the days. Offshore Snapper are slowly turning up with some quality catches reported. Pearl perch, grass …
Read More »Moreton Island Fishing Classic is back in 2023!
The Moreton Island Classic is back on after a four year absence due to the global pandemic which created years of uncertainty since it was last held in 2019. The bonus is The Moreton Island Classic is coming back bigger and better than it ever was. The “Classic” will be held at the Bulwer Fire Station, which is the largest …
Read More »Final FADs fix for the season
It’s time to get your final FADs fix for the season! DPI DPI NSW deployed FADs at 34 locations over the Spring to Autumn months and they didn’t disappoint with quality reports of catches from Tweed Heads to the Far South Coast. All FADs are removed during winter for annual maintenance. Retrievals of the Eden to Port Stephens FADs are …
Read More »How boat ramp surveys help our fisheries
If you’ve recreationally fished at one of the 50 boat ramps across Queensland that Fisheries Queensland monitor as part of the Boat Ramp Survey Program, you may have come across one of our interviewers asking you to spare a few minutes to answer some questions about your fishing trip. The Boat Ramp Survey Program is a voluntary program giving recreational …
Read More »Insights into boat insurance – it really doesn’t matter
There are probably very few times when you can mess up badly, forget to do something very important, make a genuine mistake, do something really stupid or thoroughly miscalculate a situation… and then not have to suffer the consequences. boat Perhaps somewhat surprisingly for many people, when it comes to your boat and marine insurance, if you have the right …
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